It's not a cable; it's an antenna!

Have you thought about using a radiating cable but dismissed it, wondering why you would want a cable that acts like an antenna?

Well, this whitepaper from ProSoft Technology helpfully explains and outlines the benefits of using Radiating Cable. Using a radiating cable as an antenna offers major benefits: you can easily communicate to equipment moving along a track, replace slip rings in rotating equipment and provide a clear RF (radio frequency) signal where obstructions or plant-floor layout prevent a clear ‘line of sight’ to transmit from a traditional antenna.

What is a radiating cable?

• Long flexible antenna with slots to radiate RF signals that can be installed around corners, along monorail systems and through tunnels to propagate wireless data signals in situations that are tough for traditional antenna
• A metallic shield wraps around the cable to isolate the signals, this helps to maintain a strong signal and prevents the signal from creating interference with nearby RF equipment.

Placing RF signals precisely in crowded plants

• Can be placed accurately
• The growing use of wireless communication equipment in factories can cause a problem with overcrowding radio waves – radiating cable solutions mean new machines can co-exist without adding to the overcrowding
• Especially beneficial in rotating machinery which traditionally used slip rings to conduct communication signals. Slip rings are expensive to install and require regular maintenance.

Flexibility

• Can follow almost any path to provide wireless signals in places wireless can’t reach.

To speak to  one of our Technical Specialists about  this subject please contact us by email info@routeco.com or call 0370 607 1000.